Google adds 4K films to its Play Store - but only in North America for now

Ultra HD content is, for now, available only in the US and Canada, but Google has said that it hopes to bring it to the UK.

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Google has announced that it is joining Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video as a provider of Ultra HD content. It said, via a blog post, that 125 4K films and TV shows are being made available on its Google Play store. Titles include Captain Phillips, Star Trek Beyond and The Secret Life of Pets.

If you live outside North America, however, you're not going to be able to get your hands on these 4K movies any time soon. Google has said it hopes to bring 4K to the UK in the near future, but has no specific timeline for doing so.

Alongside the 4K compatability, Google has also made its films available in its Daydream VR - and the Google Play Movies & TV app is now available on 2016 model Samsung Smart TVs.